The first plane hijack! & A woodpecker stealing the peanuts

When did the first airplane hijack take place? well if you look on Wikipedia theres a long list stretching back to 1932
But here's a story about one of the "earliest hijackings"

I think for the people involved it was good that the aircraft in question was a Dakota DC3! Being old enough to have flown in one! it was/is a fantastic little aircraft and the one in the story actually landed and then took off on a deserted beach! - - - definitely worth a read! - - -


A tragic tale, this one

An old lady died some six years ago and her body has only just been found.  Everyone around presumed she had left the flat because her car disappeared years ago but the poor old soul lay dead in her flat all that time! - - -



A simple question this! What would we call the UK if Scotland left the union ?

The vote for Scottish folks will be rushing along quite soon and I find it strange that we in "England" are not being asked to vote if we want them to split.  I was casually talking to a colleague at work and asked the pointed question, "what would we be called if Scotland left the union?"  His answer "a lot better off!"  - - -

The Star Newspaper appears to be trying to beat the Express for silly headlines

While the Express has yet another idea to battle dementia!












Closer to home 
We don't often see a Lesser Spotted Woodpecker on the bird feeders so as I was playing around with the camera yesterday and one started having a go at the peanuts i snapped a number of still pics
Below are 3 of the best ones

I have discovered a new extension to an old piece of software I have used before its called Webcam XP.  I fancy using it to host a number of IP cameras to watch the bird feeders as well as maybe one for the garden now that it is almost completely enclosed.
Enjoy the day
Follow this link to see  our weather website

Or this one just to see  the streaming birdfeeder cam